Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
WILL NOT BE HANGED
EXECUTIVE CLEMgECY IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.
Negro Pardoned-singular Case-A Bril-
liant Karriage-survey OF
the Coalfelds.
Especial telegram to the DIspatch.l

hALEldH, ". ", OStopN. ~
ernor Scales to-day pGrdoned Al
bert Starnes (colored), who was I'M
der sentence to be hanged at Monroe,
Union county, December the I'd. The
case is a very remarkable and interest
ing one. At the fall term (loo5) OF the
Union Superior Court Starnes was
tried for outrageous assault and sen
fenced to death. He appealed to the
Supreme Court, which, at the last
spring term, confirmed the sentence.
The last Legislature passed a law
making it the duty of the Gov
crnor to issue death-warrants. Gov
ernor Scales issued the death
warrant for Starnes. It was dis
covered that the law did not apply
TO cases pending prior to its passage.
SO the Governor withdrew the warrant.
At recent term Of Union Superior
Court Starnes was regularly resen-
fenced to be hanged December I'd.
Governor Scales grants pardon upon
the recommendation Of Judge Graves,
who tried Starnes, OF the Solicitor who
prosecuted him, of Attorney-General
Davidson, and OF Associated Da-
Wis, Of the Supreme Court. The grounds
upon which pardon is granted are as fol-
lows. 1t was case of identity alto
gcther, and new evidence has been dis
covered since its trial which is cumu-
laiive in character, and hence did not
entitle Starnes to "A new trial, but
which, in the opinion of the Judge and
others, would have changed the YER
diet Of the jury to not guilty had they
known it. Thus stands the case: Sen
fenced, and he escapes the gallows, and
the hardness of Justice worked good in
one case, at least.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
this evening Jefferson NJ. Lamar, of
Jacksonville, Fla, was married to Miss
Alethia c. Hawkins, daughter OF Mr..
William j. Hawkins, Of Raleigh. The |
groom is "a nephew of Secretary Lamar,
and is leading member of the lower
house of the Florida Legislature The |
bridesmaids were Misses Lucy b. Haw-
kins Of Raleigh, Maggie T. Bailey of |
Tallahassee, Fla, Fannie Cooke OF |
Virginia, Lucy Battle and Sallie Clark |
of Raleigh. The bride and groom left
for Washington tonight.
The survey of coalfelds on the Dan
river began yesterday. 1t ia in charge
of man named Robson, an English
man, who is an expert, and who is so
Of the value of the deposits |
that he has made investments there.
All arrangements are complete and
funds in hand for steady work on the
survey.
The Grand Lodge of the Independ-
ent Order of Good Templars met to-
day III annual session ut Carthage,
Moore county. This order has now
alout 2,000 members in the State, il
is said, with some hundred and fifty
local lodges. 1t has an official organ,
published Mt Raleigh.
Governor Lees letter to the officers
Of the State Fair is very pleasantly
written. He expresses his regrets at
beng unable TO attend the fair, and
says that his previous engagement to
20 to Atlanta is all that prevents his
coming here. Whenever he does come
he may feel very sure Of the hcartiest
Of welcomes.
President Cleveland has arranged, il
appears, to stop ut Asheville only
, quarter Of an hour on his flying trip
through North Carolina. Secretary
Lamont i'll his letter SAID the best plan
would be to have carriages ut the depot
and drive rapidly through the town and
back to the depot in that little space Of
line. But the Asheville people, with
good reason, wish the President 10 see
more than that of their beautiful town.
They propose that the speed Of the
Presidents train over the Western road
hall he increased so as to give him
more time at Ashevillc.
Governor Scales changed his resi-
lence to-day. He snow in a stately old
mansion built and formerly owned by
he Blounts) on Hillsboro' street near
st. Mary's school. That street is one
If the city's most fashionable thorough
ares.
It is learned to-day that the plan Of
a handsome hotel here il
Ibandoned. The wealthy gentleman
Who was to build it thought the esti-
mates of cost too great, it appears.
The plans were prepared, and some
also. Raleigh needs a tho
OugLly modern hotel and an opera
lOuse.
Wilmington's graded schools opened
With 1900 pupils. The number is in
reasing rapidly.
Some months past Associate-Justice
Davis, of the Supreme Court, by fall
Injured his ankle very painfully. He
till bmps, and said to-day that he ex-
,ected to he lame all his life
During the tobacco year which ended
september Both there were shipped
rom Durham $685. A pounds OF
moking tobacco, in the manufacture
f which 1920, 459 pounds Of leaf were
onsumed. OF cigarettes one firm alone
hipped $50, l34, $50. During the year
he warehouses sold 4,055, 800 pounds
I leaf for 81 $40, 0S9-an average Of IL
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